Creating Forms > Adding labels
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Adding labels
In forms designed for HTML 4.0 compatible browsers, the Label icon inserts a visual label that you can use to identify the purpose of a check box, radio button, text field, or menu to viewers. The Label icon has a major advantage over the previously used HTML text labels. Clicking the label now activates or deactivates the associated object--for example, a check box.
To insert a label:
1 Drag the Label icon from the Forms tab (
) of the Objects palette to your document window, or double-click the icon in the Objects palette.
2 Click in the content area of the label, and then type the label name.
3 Double-click the name in the content area again, and assign a style such as bold, if desired.
4 To link the label with the check box select the label, and then do one of the following:
) in the Form Label Inspector. Drag to the form element you want to label.The Reference text box of the Form Label Inspector displays the ID which controls the association between the check box and its label.
5 Each time you link a label to a form element, click Show to check the association. This button is particularly useful if your page contains multiple pairs of label-form elements.
Creating Forms > Adding labels